If You Can't Save 5%, You Don't Deserve to Borrow 95%

"If I can’t even save up 5% of the value of a home, how the hell can I assume that I’ll have the funds available to pay down the other 95%? Houses are freaking expensive, so if I can’t scrape together 5%, how am I going to afford to repair the roof or replace the furnace? ...Newsflash people: Wanting something doesn’t mean you deserve it."

Read the entire (dead-on) post here: My-Alternate-Life.com

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